The Washington critic., 1887-07-25

last week Of any Of the League clubs.
They raised their percentage from .593 TO
.5jl, % points, The Washingtons followed
them close, going up - points, from .4Ol to
.i2O. Detroit fol- from ,G72 TO .G3l, II
points. Chicago dropped from .627 to 900,
Is points. Boston went up 3 points, from
.591 TO 600. Philadelphia went up from
.iJ2 to .bOO, Pittsburg advanced | point,
from 800 to .3ol. indianapolis fell from
200 TO .@73.
Washington played gaines and made 10
errors, ah average of 3. Their opponents
made -. Washington made ~ hits their
opponents 80. Hines and Myers each made
hits last week; Daily and O'Brien each q /;
Mack (ln games); Carroll and Donnelly
each 4; Whitney lin . games); Dealy 9
l2 games; and the following none: Farrell,
Gilmore e games; Shaw, q gamo).
baseball Personalities.
II It was not for the morning papers lase
ball enthusiasts would get very little news
OF the national game and be forced to con
tent themselves by reading the reprint OF
the Boston Giotc and Hcfdh that our es.
tecmed contemporary ,TnE CRiriCl serves
with such unTayerlng regularity us 20 lead
one to believe there is NO other club In the
universe outside OF the HUB Washington
Post. The great point of difference be-
tween the Post and The CRiTIC In clipping
notes from the Boston papers Is that The
CRITIC honestly gives credit for what II
uses, while the Post prints them as original.
Manager Gafrney: "a wonder what these
sOro.heads think now since we have been
playing better ball? Do they still contend
that don't know my buslnessY Stop a
moment and consider. When | released
kreig ana put IN OBrien there was howl.
When replaced Shock with Daily there
was howl. But have not the changes
been good ones Here we have won eight
games out Of eleven. | think that's good
ball, myself. At any rate, I'm proud of it,
and believe the public generally is, too.
Washington has a good ball club to-day,
and feel sure that the public generally be
lieve It also. Do l think Shaw crooked
No, do not; otherwise I'd give him his
walking papers so quick that he'd turn
gray. No, sir; the day OF crooked ball
playing is past. Shaw will be all right iu
little while"
Mulvey's Injury in Saturdays game was
severe. A bone In his left hand is broken
snapped completely In two. It's no fun
being hit with ball thrown by Long Jim
Whitney.
Daily was so badly hurt that he Will be
unable to play for at least week to come.
The muscles in his left leg are badly
strained and yesterday he could scarcely
walk.
Doaly will probably FIJI right field during
Daily's absence.
Gaffney, early In the season, made up his
mind to get Jack Farrell to play shortstop
II possible. Jack did not like the change,
but finally, as personal favor to his genial
manager, consented to make q trial OF the
position. His success there has been simply
wonderful.
Good.lookirg little Donnelly Is the
favorite Of the grand stand.
Macl; has been put in to catch every day
at his own request. He SAYS he eau play
better ball when In constant practice, and
he certainly has been doing 1t.
Our big centre fielder feels much ag-
grieved at tho way the audience has jumped
on to him for his errors lately. A baseball
crowd is the most heartless in the world,
and Hines should pay little attention to the
bowling of the mob.
Look how the crowd turned on Gilligan
when he made a few errors this year. Some
said he was ''no good,n others declared his
ball days were over. Last year 1t was
nothing but "me and Gilly." Shaw and
the little catcher were doing good work IN
the points then, but oil that is forgotten in
few bad errors.
paIlhcy says ne nus uoue everything ~
his power to stop the betting on "Wall
street" at Capitol Park. 1t is great pity,
for II keeps large number Of people away,
, besides giving cause for Just criticism by
those who think baseball devotees "out OF
the pale Of good society"
President Nlmicli of the Plttsburgs says
regarding Morris' release; "Slrce his return
from the Slope his course has been one OF
constant disregard of car ell treaties, com.
mands, and even fines. We have two good
pitchers under consideration, and will try
| TO fill his place without loss OF time. Mean
| while Calvin and Mccormick Will do the
| pitching, with Miller and Fields at tht
| backstop ends. 1t ia rather amusing to Sc,
| the skeptcs who thought there was nothing
| but talk 10 the Ward deal take the baGi
| track. may say that stand ready at an!
moment to give $4,000 for Ward, and vii
make 1t a standing oirer.n
Pittsburg would like to get young Hib
| bard, but he Ia OF aristocratic family, whit
| oppose his becoming a professional. Th
management Will correspond With Ad Gum
| bert, and, II he has not signed elsewhere
will give him trial In the box.
Horace Phillips attributes Morris recen
great games to the hot weather, which was
at Washington, shot enough to fry eggs ol
the hume-plate."
Let the croakers read this Hines lead
the club In batting.
Our glorious winning streak is apt to b
broken to-day, as Casey will occupy tn
box for the visitors. Our boys never coal
hit left-handed pitcher.
| Manager Gaffney: "Does Gilmore tr
to hit the ballS Well, | should say so, bu
he can't do 1t. He couldn't hit railroa
train II he stood on the track. Why, ~
spent day after day trying to get him 10 b
l hill htt itfg n n n "a aap'f do N
Manager Gaffney thinks Hank O'Day
one OF the coming pitchers. II Gafr. think
so it's pretty apt to be so AT any rate We
pin our faith on his Judgment every tim,
| Many have advanced the opinion tbs
Morris pitched the recent good games
order to secure his release. Presiiei
Nimmick says he don't think that, as Il
release was probably q surprise 20 Morris.
II Allegheny can wrest Victory from Ii
dianapolis and Healy, the assumption wi
be that the club has got to the end OF th!
long lane.-L Pittsburg Chronicle-TelegrapI
Whitney, the big Washington pitcho
who ia doing such fine work for his clu
was thought TO be worn-out ball-piayer
the first OF the season, and had hard woi
to secure an engagement Now there al
many clubs who would like to have lin
Cir clnngi Commercial-Gazette
Won der Ahe's change on the pereentsl
question was quite sudGen. Two years A.
Le was against percentage, taking u
ground that every city should support
| own club. Since the Browns have bee
winning with regularity the attendance {
the home grounds, except when llrst.cla
club is present, Is very light. Now II
president OF the Browns has come out 4
The percentage system, and says hO will q
mand II OF the Association next year ]
thinks his club is mlliiug too much mont
: fer other managers.
sam Barl,ley appears to be rapidly &C
ting back into the shape which enabled hi
to play such brilliant ball for the Pittsbur
team last season.
/ McKinuon, tho Pittsturg's fret basema
| died In Boston last night. Carroll will pll